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What is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis, which means "porous bones," causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even
mild stresses like bending over or coughing can cause a fracture. In many cases, bones weaken when you have low
levels of calcium and other minerals in your bones.
A common result of osteoporosis is fractures — most of them occur in the spine, hip or wrist. Although it's often thought
of as a women's disease, osteoporosis affects men too. And aside from people who have osteoporosis, many others
have low bone density, putting them at risk of developing osteoporosis.
Symptoms
In the early stages of bone loss, you usually have no pain or other symptoms. But once bones have been weakened by
osteoporosis, you may have osteoporosis signs and symptoms that include:
• Back pain, which can be severe, as a result of a fractured or collapsed vertebra
• Loss of height over time
• A stooped posture
• Fracture of the vertebra, wrist, hip or other bone
Causes
Scientists don't yet know exactly why osteoporosis occurs, but they do know that the normal bone remodeling process
is disrupted.
Your bone is continuously changing — new bone is made and old bone is broken down (resorption) — a process
called remodeling or bone turnover. When you're young, your body makes new bone faster than it breaks down old
bone and your bone mass increases. You reach your peak bone mass around age 30. After that, bone remodeling
continues, but you lose slightly more than you gain.
How likely you are to develop osteoporosis depends on how much bone mass you attained in your 20s and early 30s
(peak bone mass) and how rapidly you lose it later. The higher your peak bone mass, the more bone you have "in the
bank" and the less likely you are to develop osteoporosis as you age.
The strength of your bones depends on their size and density; bone density depends in part on the amount of calcium,
phosphorus and other minerals bones contain. When your bones contain fewer minerals than normal, they're less
strong and eventually lose their internal supporting structure.
Other factors, such as hormone levels, also affect bone density. In women, when estrogen levels drop at menopause,
bone loss increases dramatically. In men, low estrogen and testosterone levels can cause a loss of bone mass.
Western Medicine Treatment
A number of medications are available to help slow bone loss and maintain bone mass, including:
Bisphosphonates
• Raloxifene
• Calcitonin.
• Teriparatide
Hormone therapy
Physical therapy
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
Osteoporosis, which means "porous bones," causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even
mild stresses like bending over or coughing can cause a fracture. In many cases, bones weaken when you have low
levels of calcium and other minerals in your bones.
A common result of osteoporosis is fractures — most of them occur in the spine, hip or wrist. Although it's often thought
of as a women's disease, osteoporosis affects men too. And aside from people who have osteoporosis, many others
have low bone density, putting them at risk of developing osteoporosis.
Symptoms
In the early stages of bone loss, you usually have no pain or other symptoms. But once bones have been weakened by
osteoporosis, you may have osteoporosis signs and symptoms that include:
• Back pain, which can be severe, as a result of a fractured or collapsed vertebra
• Loss of height over time
• A stooped posture
• Fracture of the vertebra, wrist, hip or other bone
Causes
Scientists don't yet know exactly why osteoporosis occurs, but they do know that the normal bone remodeling process
is disrupted.
Your bone is continuously changing — new bone is made and old bone is broken down (resorption) — a process
called remodeling or bone turnover. When you're young, your body makes new bone faster than it breaks down old
bone and your bone mass increases. You reach your peak bone mass around age 30. After that, bone remodeling
continues, but you lose slightly more than you gain.
How likely you are to develop osteoporosis depends on how much bone mass you attained in your 20s and early 30s
(peak bone mass) and how rapidly you lose it later. The higher your peak bone mass, the more bone you have "in the
bank" and the less likely you are to develop osteoporosis as you age.
The strength of your bones depends on their size and density; bone density depends in part on the amount of calcium,
phosphorus and other minerals bones contain. When your bones contain fewer minerals than normal, they're less
strong and eventually lose their internal supporting structure.
Other factors, such as hormone levels, also affect bone density. In women, when estrogen levels drop at menopause,
bone loss increases dramatically. In men, low estrogen and testosterone levels can cause a loss of bone mass.
Western Medicine Treatment
A number of medications are available to help slow bone loss and maintain bone mass, including:
Bisphosphonates
• Raloxifene
• Calcitonin.
• Teriparatide
Hormone therapy
Physical therapy
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
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